Topic: Importance of Australian agriproduct trade on the global food security.
Task: 1. Collect news items of agriproduct trade issues from current papers, magazines or web sources. Web source may include press releases or transcripts of radio programs. ‘Current' means from 2011 to 2017. Distill your collection to those dealing with a single issue
2. Collect and refer to many items without excessive duplication of single stories.
3. In your report and analysis you should at least consider the following aspects:
• how the issue evolved over the course of time, who was involved and why? (600 words)
• what trade theory, policy or concepts were invoked? (500 words)
• what lessons can be learned for our better understanding of trade policy for now and the future? (400 words)
4. A report should have the following structure of an:
• Introduction;
• Body (this can be broken up under suitable headings); and
• Conclusion.
5. The report should also contain:
• a reference list using the APA referencing style.
• an appendix containing a list of the links to your collected sources or if there is no link then a brief dot-point summary of the key points in the source. The appendix should be no more than 1-3 pages and does not count in the word count.
6. Appendix of the collected items contains links and/or succinct summaries of all collected sources. The collection is substantive, current and relevant to the question under investigation and there is no duplication.
7. The report is comprehensive in nature and of sufficient depth and complexity to have demonstrated mastery of the understanding and application of concepts. The work presented demonstrates strong familiarity with all key areas and independent thought. There is a high level of clear critical analysis and a superior understanding and application of theory and policies in the three aspects listed in the task description.
8. The report was exceptionally researched, extremely detailed and accurate with critical evidence justifying decisions based on quality investigation
9. Superior presentation with excellent sentence and paragraph construction to form a coherent whole; superior and concise writing style with all sources properly referenced using the APA style.
10. All conclusions for the report are logically drawn from the body of the report. They are accurate and detailed.
Rationale: This assignment shouldanalyze the development of a trade issue. This assessment must explain the basis of agricultural protection, evaluate its impact on agricultural trade and analyse the role of international trade agreements involving agriproducts trade.